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Haka response a 'learning process' - Freyberg High principal
No students have been stood down or suspended after Thursday's controversial haka in front of ACT leader David Seymour.
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Threatening calls made to Te Papa following December protest
19 Mar 2024Newly released documents reveal the threats after a display panel showing the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi was spray painted.
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'We can all raise our voices together': Mike Smith on his climate change court case
19 Mar 2024Mata - The impacts of climate change on an iwi leader's whānau and whenua is already evident, as he prepares to have his case against seven polluters heard in…
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Māori AI expert Dr Karaitiana Taiuru shares his favourite whakataukī
18 Mar 2024Dr Karaitiana Taiuru tells RNZ what his favourite whakataukī is and how it relates to his work and whānau. Audio
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Kāpiti Coast hapū looks forward to airing grievances before Waitangi Tribunal
18 Mar 2024A hapū on Kāpiti Coast says it is looking to forward to presenting its stories of dispossession and disadvantage to the Waitangi Tribunal this week.
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Māori school body Te Rūnanga Nui celebrates 30th anniversary
16 Mar 2024Kura Kaupapa Māori have marked an important milestone as Te Rūnanga Nui, the body overseeing Kura Kaupapa celebrates its 30th anniversary.
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Waikato-Tainui throw backing behind Chiefs Manawa over haka
13 Mar 2024Waikato-Tainui has thrown its support behind Super Rugby Aupiki team Chiefs Manawa for using its public platform to express political views.
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Iwi offers help with removal costs as lakefront leases run out
11 Mar 2024The 32 leaseholders were told four years ago that their use of the properties would end this June.
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Kaumatua defends controversial Hurricanes Poua haka
11 Mar 2024The New Zealand Rugby Union says the Hurricanes Poua's second controversial haka in two weeks has been misinterpreted. Audio
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Guinness World Record for the largest haka isn't held by Aotearoa
18 Mar 2024The French currently hold the record - so there's a plan underway to take it off them. Video, Audio
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NZ Wars: History comes alive with new book of taonga
14 Mar 2024A new book launched by Te Papa is showcasing the history of the New Zealand Wars through 500 taonga from the museum's collection.
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Health NZ staffer claims they were told to stop writing 'kia ora'
14 Mar 2024Health NZ says it appears the incident was an overreaction from an overzealous manager.
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'You can't be what you can't see'
10 Mar 2024One of the few Māori working in the tech industry believes tangata whenua could help fill a staffing gap in Aotearoa and boost tech exports overseas.
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'A united iwi Māori movement is a powerful proposition' - Bayden Barber
10 Mar 2024The next phase of a national iwi movement opposing government policies impacting Māori will be hosted by Ngāti Kahungunu.
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Chiefs Manawa now in spotlight about wording of pre-match haka
7 Mar 2024It comes after the Hurricanes Poua team called the government "redneck" in its haka on Saturday.
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Urgent inquiry into government's te reo Māori policies approved
4 Mar 2024Ngai Te Rangi Iwi Settlement Trust chair Charlie Tawhiao said Ngai Te Rangi was looking forward to presenting its case.
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Search for descendants amid NZ's longest-running Māori land case
4 Mar 2024As Māori in Nelson await a decision in the dispute, work is underway to reconnect with thousands of descendants of the original 300 customary landowners.
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'Their language was taken away from them' - Pākehā asked to be aware as demand for te reo grows
29 Feb 2024Demand for Kura Reo and te reo Māori is growing and many non-Māori are lending their voices to the revitalisation of te reo.
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Designer draws on 'passive resistance' of Parihaka men for fashion show
29 Feb 2024A designer who is showcasing a collection inspired by the story of Parihaka at the Melbourne Fashion Festival this week says it has been a deeply personal project.
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New book explores roots of family violence among Māori
10 Mar 2024A new book by an AUT health professor, A Litany of Sound Revisited, outlines the roots of family and sexual violence among Māori.
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Hurricanes Poua's 'redneck' haka 'stupid', Seymour says
ACT leader David Seymour says he defends the Hurricanes Poua's rights to free speech, but will push back when people say "stupid" things.
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Scammers target Toitū te Tiriti movement
6 Mar 2024"Their website was very sophisticated, very polished," says one of the designers affected.
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Māori Hui aa motu movement backed by Pacific leaders
At a conference in Fiji, they expressed support for the Hui aa motu movement launched by Kiingi Tuheitia at Turangawaewae Marae.
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A brief history of protests in sport
6 Mar 2024From revamped headgear to refusing to play, Kiwis are among athletes worldwide to take a stand.
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Hurricanes Poua won't be allowed to repeat haka criticising government
Before their Super Rugby Aupiki season opener, the team used a haka referring to a "this redneck government". Audio
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Doctors 'devastated' over scrapping of Māori Health Authority
28 Feb 2024Hundreds of doctors have pleaded with the Minister of Health for more detail on what will replace the now dismantled Māori Health Authority, Te Aka Whai Ora.
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Mayor reflects on 'vastly different' iwi relations since occupation
29 Feb 2024The relationship between Māori and the Whanganui council today is "vastly different" compared to 29 years ago, mayor Andrew Tripe says.
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Minister rejects claims he ignored concerns over Te Aka Whai Ora scrapping
29 Feb 2024Dr Rose Harris says removing Te Aka Whai Ora without a clear plan strips away a vital support mechanism which was helping all medical professionals address inequities.